Hello! We are new here, and currently on day 4 after front right limb amputation. Mort all of a sudden had a mass on his shoulder that was misdiagnosed as a pulled muscle. He went on prednisone and antibiotics but they did nothing, so next came X-rays. The rest of his body checked out clean, so surgery was the next step. Amputation was worst case scenario and was only to happen if his bone was affected by the mass, and it turns out the mass actually wore a small hole through his scapula. Even though it was so hard to do, that in itself told us we for sure made the right decision to amputate. The results of his biopsy haven't come back yet, but we are 99% sure it is cancerous. Anyways, so happy I found this website because I had no idea how mentally/physically exhausting the healing process would be. My poor Mort cried the entire first night he was home, day two he actually started hobbling around on his own (with our help, but we sure were pumped!), and then bam! Day 3 in the afternoon he started screaming/panting/gums were looking white/couldn't get comfy/etc. We brought him to the emergency clinic and it was there they decided to up his pain meds, and he also got a shot of methadone so he could rest easy that night. I had some false hope, and now I'm back to being anxiety-ridden because I don't know what to expect and I don't want that to happen again. He is now taking Gabapentin every 8 hours (300mg instead of 200mg now),   Cephalexin every 12 hours, and quellin every 12 hours. I'm going to be posting his progress here, but if anyone has any tips/suggestions to make this transition any easier it would be greatly appreciated. Also I should note I have made a base camp on our living room floor and he has had 24 hour care since his surgery.